Traditionally, materia medica used in Chinese medicine were sourced from plants, minerals or were animal-based. Some of these sources are given below :
- From Abelmoschus Manihot To Azorella Cryptantha
- From Babylonia Japonica To Buxus Wallichiana
- From Cabucala Fasciculata To Cytisus Scoparius
- From Daemonorops Draco To Dysoxylum Malabaricum
- From Ecballium Elaterium To Excoecaria Cochinchinensis
- From Fabiana Imbricata To Fuscoporia Obliqua
- From Gaillardia Pulchella To Gypsophila Pacifica
- From Halenia Corniculata To Hyssopus Officinalis
- From Iberis Amara To Ixora Chinensis
- From Jackiella Javanica To Justicia Simplex
- From Kadsura Ananosma To Kyllinga Brevifolia
- From Lablab Niger To Lytta Caraganae
- From Maackia Amurensis To Myrsine Semiserrata
- From Naematoloma Fasciculare To Nyssa Sylvatica
- From Ochna Calodendron To Oxytropis Myriophylla
- From Pachydictyon Coriaceum To Python Molurus Bivittatus
- From Quassia Africana To Quisqualis Indica
- From Rabdosia Adenantha To Ruta Tuberculata
- From Sabal Peregrina To Syzygium Samarangense
- From Tabebuia Avellanedae To Tyromyces Fissilis
- From Ulex Europaeus To Uvaria Scheffleri
- From Vaccaria Segetalis To Vouacapoua Macropetala
- From Walsura Piscidia To Zostera Marina
